conejillo

Spanish

Etymology

From conejo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koneˈxiʝo/ [ko.neˈxi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koneˈxiʎo/ [ko.neˈxi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koneˈxiʃo/ [ko.neˈxi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koneˈxiʒo/ [ko.neˈxi.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: co‧ne‧ji‧llo

Noun

conejillo m (plural conejillos)

Diminutive of conejo
guinea pig
Synonyms: conejillo de Indias, cuy

Further reading

“conejillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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